Those are some pickles David. I've had your canning (Swap Buddy) and those pickles are probably good too. Your buddies look like they can't wait to bite into them. Isn't it nice to do your own canning? It's nice to have people like Sharon sharing their recipes too. Enjoy!!! Diana55

Those are good pickles! Annie had sent me some to try! Love your buddies, David! So funny, they marked their jars!

72 jars of pickles??? WOW, you've been busy!

Mmm, my mouth started watering just looking at those pickles!

72 qts....WOW!!! That must be at least 2 bushels of pickles!

I only made, I think, 10 qts this year. Sharon said I should make more, but I did not listen. We've already eaten 5 qts now. Joe just loves them!

Next year I am making a bushel of pickles.

Michelle

72 jars? sounds like you could supply all your neighbors, david! if those nephews of yours could be convinced to share and judging by that pic, i'm not so sure they'd be willing to do so. i'll bet they just think their uncle is something else--great job!

You sound like you take your dill pickles seriously. I do too!

You're a super Uncle David.

Where's the recipe??? :-))

David, that's a hoot. Glad your pickles turned out so good! I bet those nephews have each emptied a jar already.

72 jars.....you are as bad as me with my black raspberry jam....lol. Nice to have enough to share is my motto.

Nancy

Let me just say I've invested a ton in jars this year...I just hope to get some of them back. LOL I'm already down to less then 50 jars of the dills and other things since giving them out to family and friends. Like Nancy said, plenty for sharing and gifts. Yes, the one of the left has already gone through both jars!

Here is the recipe Khandi.

Chase's Dills
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I have no idea what exactly makes these pickles so good so I am religious about
following the steps to the tee!
I make these a bushel at a time, each bushel yields about 50 jars. If using
less than a bushel you can usually count on between 6-8 dills (cukes) per 1
quart jar, depending on size
Use 3" to 4" cukes that have just been picked. I get mine at the market and
always insist on cukes that have been picked that morning or the day before at
the earliest.
Place the cukes in ice cold water (I use my bath tub!!) and add a bag or two of
ice to the water. The cukes should stay in the ice water for a minimum of 2
hours but no more than 8. Refresh the ice as required.
I make the brine in great big batches using this ratio:
2 cups white vinegar
6 cups water
1/3 cup coarse pickling salt
For each jar of dills you will need 2 nice size garlic cloves peeled and cut in
half (4 pieces) and two dill florets. Use the dill heads not that fluffy stuff!
So if you are doing a bushel....that is 50 jars so you need 100 dill florets
and 100 garlic cloves. Leave the cukes whole.
. Now here is where the canning police and I part ways. This is how I do
it and have for 30 years but it is not according to the guidelines .
You'll need to make your own choice but I am convinced this is why they
are so crisp.
I sterilize my jars using the sani cycle of the dishwasher (you could
boil the jars instead) When they are really hot, almost at the end of
the cycle I place them in a oven at 150 degrees to keep them good and
hot.
Make the brine and bring the brine to a full and rolling boil.
Place the rings and lids in a large saucepan with water and bring them
almost to the boil. Then turn down but keep them hot.
Place the cukes, garlic and dill in the hot jars. I do garlic, dill,
cukes, garlic, dill. Pour brine over the cukes. Only do 2 jars at a
time, leave the rest in the oven to keep them hot.
Wipe the rim really well, this is critical to sealing, and place lid
and ring on and screw to finger tight. Let sit 6-8 weeks before eating!
Here is what I think is most critical:
Fresh cukes Ice bath Boiling hot brine Very hot jars Clean rim
So as a recap of ingredients
1) Make the brine in the quantity you need , just keep making it 2)
Count on 6-8 medium size cukes to a jar 3) 2 large florets of dill to a
jar 4) 2 large size garlic cloves, cut in half, ( 4 pieces) per jar

David , so glad they worked out well for you. I better go downstairs and count my jars, you may have out canned me this year! LOL

Well, David sure outcanned me in the pickle department, LOL.

I only made about 20 pints of Sharon's Dill's, Dad loves them and I dole them out as I see fit, LOL. He says they taste like "old fashioned" dill pickles.

I can't see thepicture, but I'm sure David's nephews are not prepared to share. Very few people are!

Annie